Tumwata Middle School

Tumwata Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus in Oregon City, Oregon, overseen by Oregon City SD 62. The school hosts 685 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 39% above typical.

Tumwata Middle School is one of 13 schools operated by Oregon City SD 62, a district that hosts 7,202 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tumwata Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Clackamas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.9:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Tumwata Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.4%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of -10.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Clackamas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,517 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clackamas County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), of which Tumwata Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tumwata Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.6%.

Tumwata Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 860 students in 2018 compared to 685 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 79% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 26.9:1 today.

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